the naked spur (1953)

(Anthology Film Archives, 9 Sept 2015). Anthology's Robert Ryan retro pays off bigtime. Robert Ryan here is giddy and physical. Watch him get dragged over a pile of dirt in a cave. Ralph Meeker plays an ex-soldier still wearing a uniform with cool stripes down the pants. Ralph Meeker is great at relaxing. Watch him just lie back on the ground while Jimmy Stewart shoots at Ryan.

phoenix (petzold, 2014, in german)

(IFC, 7 Sept 2015). I like how Ronald Zehrfeld's jacket collar is turned up.